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Biography

Paperback. A biography of Branch Rickey, the man who signed Jackie Robinson, and invented baseball's farm system. Num Pages: 728 pages, 18 images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803224537
ISBN
9780803224537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Have you ever wondered where comedians come from? Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while another actually makes a living by standing up in front of an audience telling jokes? And where does all that material come from? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APT; ASZB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552166553
ISBN
9780552166553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Learning to live by the seasons and to fall asleep to the rumble of his father's tractor, braving snowstorms to sell hogs or to visit an ailing grandmother, playing basketball, listening to baseball games, and stealing records, the author endures the anger and shame that haunt his family. This memoir tells his tale. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227. 8vo.Good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KEX0297953
ISBN
9780803222908
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback.
Publisher
Black and White Publishing
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845026981
ISBN
9781845026981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.19

Paperback. 'A timely, direct book examining the modern game through the lens of the thinking fan' James Corden Turning My Back on the Premier League is a month-by-month account of great goals, bad pies and short-lived heroes, and how one fan rediscovered his love for the beautiful game. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGSA; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
BLINK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905825820
ISBN
9781905825820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 30 color & 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 9. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764338816
ISBN
9780764338816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Tells the story of one man's journey from top-flight football to the cut-and-thrust world of the financial markets. This book explores the relationship between sports and trading success. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; KFFM2; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Harriman House Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857193568
ISBN
9780857193568
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. A biography, reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 466. Series: Bloomsbury Lives of Women. 560 pages, Illustrations, ports. A biography, reissued to coincide with the twentieth anniversary of her death. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight: 466.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408807088
ISBN
9781408807088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Robert Mitchum was one of Hollywood's best-loved actors. This book reveals, Mitchum was one of the few Hollywood icons whose real-life exploits were yet more compelling than his on-screen persona. It offers the life story of a man who redefined cinematic cool. Num Pages: 752 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 41. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571210107
ISBN
9780571210107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.07

paperback. An insight into the life and world of Civil War-time Washington from the woman's perspective, this collection of letters is a perspective on life in the nation's capital during an important period in American history. Editor(s): Laas, Virginia Jeans. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 32. Weight in Grams: 787.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252068591
ISBN
9780252068591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. Born in Waterford in 1888 Rosamond Jacob, of Quaker background, was in many cases a crowd member rather than a leader in the campaigns in which she participated – the turn of the century language revival, the suffrage campaign, the campaigns of the revolutionary period.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359546
ISBN
9781906359546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.26

Hardback. This cultural biography rescues Queen Anna from the shadow of King James I, arguing that she sponsored many of the artistic endeavors at court in the innovative Jacobean period (e.g., the extravagant drama known as the masque) in her role as early modern queen consort. Leeds Barroll also delves into her relationship with Catholicism. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812235746
ISBN
9780812235746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; HRCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816678082
ISBN
9780816678082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801437991
ISBN
9780801437991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801486746
ISBN
9780801486746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. As Education Minister in the Welsh Government from 2009 - 2013, Leighton Andrews was twice named Welsh Politician of the Year. This is his enlightening, frank and readable account of the education reforms initiated in the early years of Carwyn Jones's period as First Minister, and the complex challenges that still lie ahead. Num Pages: 403 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; BGH; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909844834
ISBN
9781909844834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.46

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292704909
ISBN
9780292704909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. "When I go, I want to go doing what I do best. If I died tomorrow, I couldn't complain. It's been good!". The updated autobiography of the greatest frontman of the loudest rock band there has ever been. Accept no other story from journalists. This is Lemmy's story from his own mouth. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x 8pp 4-4 plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMG; AVGT; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471157653
ISBN
9781471157653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrated in full colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BG; HBTB; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Primavera Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955789205
ISBN
9780955789205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.57

Paperback. Presents the story of how a man born into poverty in London's East End went on to find stardom late in life when he was chosen to be head judge on BBC1's "Strictly Come Dancing". This title tells about his East End roots, his experiences on "Strictly Come Dancing", and also on the number 1 US show "Dancing with Stars". Num Pages: 352 pages, col. Illustrations, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: APT; ASDR; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091928032
ISBN
9780091928032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 172 pages, 80 colour photos. BIC Classification: BM; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Griffin Media Canada
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926837093
ISBN
9781926837093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.35

Paperback. An illuminating account of Ma Huateng and Tencent - one of China's leading entrepreneurs whose company Tencent is China's number one brand. Series: China's Leading Entrepreneurs and Enterprises. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGB; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
LID Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911498285
ISBN
9781911498285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.70

Paperback. A beautifully told and unique recollection of life as the child of immigrant Jews in the Bronx and as the child of deaf parents Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 photographs. BIC Classification: BM; VFJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075773
ISBN
9780252075773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. This anthology of Irish diaries features an eclectic selection from diarists known and unknown, including poets, farmers and politicians. The anthology covers diary excerpts from the 17th to the 20th century. Diarists include Richard Boyle, John Wesley, Thomas Carlyle, and Richard Murphy. Editor(s): Lenox-Conyngham, Melosina. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BG; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st. Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874675785
ISBN
9781874675785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.69

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